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The future of the Social Mobility Commission inquiry

Closed Opened 1 Feb 2018 Closed 22 Mar 2018

Education Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
In December 2017, the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, Rt Alan Milburn, resigned alongside his three fellow Commissioners. The Committee invited the former Commissioners to give evidence to discuss their reasons for resigning and the future of the Social Mobility Commission.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 1 February 2018.

The committee has published 1 report, most recently 2nd Report - The future of the Social Mobility Commission on 22 March 2018.

The government's response

Published 23 May 2018.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the Committee's emphasis on social justice and the Commission's role, but does not accept the proposed new powers, the renaming, or a Cabinet Office-led body.

  • On impact assessments and proactive advice, it says it does not "believe that it needs to be given specific powers", as departments are "best placed" to consider the impact of their own proposals.
  • Once the new Chair is in place, it is "keen to consider" using existing powers to ask the Commission for advice on specific topics, particularly social justice.
  • On membership, it intends to begin recruiting new Commissioners "once the new Chair is formally appointed". The response sets no minimum number of members.
  • It believes the name "should remain" as the Social Mobility Commission, and will include a commitment to social justice in the person specification for new Commissioners.

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Reports

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